video | un: OZ

[swornto]

 Ah, so that's how it works. What a smart bunny you are...

[Oz brushes off his black overcoat, otherwise facing the 'camera' forward. He has finally figured out his Omni with the help of a rabbit omen. His smile and demeanor are quite bright and borderline childish after he bows towards the camera;]

Good day, everyone~! Wow, does this little jewel really have moving pictures? And I thought Uncle Oscar's camera has exciting... I have so much to catch up on that I don't even know where to sta~rt.

Oh but where are my manners? That's a good starting point, huh? I'm Oz Vessalius! From what I'm hearing, it seems I'm suuper new here! Anyone else in the same boat? I've never been a squid before and I don't know what the Trenches are, AND I don't know what to call this little Jewel.

[His energy levels come under control quite suddenly; His smile maintained and childish demeaner tucked away for a more serious conversation topic.]

From what I've gathered, this isn't the first time that some of you were taken away from home. It's going to be hard for me to make informed choices about the situation if I'm not informed. And I can't be helpful if I don't know what I'm doing, hm?

[Bubbly persona resumes;] Soooo WHOOO~ wants to fill me iiiin? Oooh~ We can even make a date out of it~! Sounds great, right?

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[swornto]

Don't need propriety or class to be nice and charming, Elliot~

[Oz is delighted to get a response from his friend too. Practically bouncing on his heels as comes to pick up the Omni and make the conversation more personal. For all of the stresses of the Trench, at least he gets to be yelled at by Elliot again.]

Have you figured anything out by frowning at people yet?

[greatestfall]

Tch.

[He can tell he’s delighted which is all the more annoying. That’s find because it means he can distract Oz from being weird on the network by being weird at him.]

Of course I have! I’ve learned that if you find the right kind of sea shell, the terse woman manning the cart off the boardwalk will give you tea!

[swornto]

[Oz can’t be mean to Elliot… but he doesn’t have to be the nicest version of himself either.]

Wait, you were collecting seashells on the beach and didn’t invite me?

[But he won’t completely derail an important conversation, so brings it back on track:] Is the tea any good?

[No, that’s not bringing things back on topic, Oz…]

1/2

[greatestfall]

MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE MADE YOURSELF KNOWN SOONER, THEN!

[You know, because this happened before he found Oz. This is clearly Oz’s fault and not just some circumstance out of their control.]

2/2

[greatestfall]

It’s serviceable. It’s nothing compared to what I used to have at home, obviously, but we’ve had it every morning and it’s definitely grown on me.

I think the way it’s made here is different? I could not identify everything in it and it has a bit of an earthy taste.

[The mushrooms, probably.]

[swornto]

[don’t get oz started on things being his fault, elliot, you know how this clown ride ends.]

With how much it’s been raining, I can’t imagine many plants survive rather than rot. Quality tea will be hard to come by.

[Oz giving a down to Earth reply, theatrics turned off for this very serious matter of tea. Also, genuinely wanting to make sure Elliot and him are safe and informed.]

Right now, I’m trying to learn more about this nightmare town that so many people came from. You heard much about it yet?

[greatestfall]

[don’t make him kick you.]

Mm, and I’ve heard that trade from other lands is incredibly dangerous. This place has a monster problem such that there’s entire lines of work to go about exterminating them.

[Which he has been looking into.]

Just in passing. Doesn’t sound like a place I regret skipping so far. Did something about it pique your interest?

[swornto]

Mm. Perhaps it'll interest Break more than you, but... it was the nightmare of a young girl, apparently.

[And he can't help but think about that Alice every time that he hears the story. It leads him to immediately sympathize and worry about this world and its residents.

But Elliot didn't get the chance to hear much about the Intention of the Abyss. Talking about home is, for all of them, something of a messy subject. So he offers Elliot an out in the form of a topic shift;]

That sounds like a job that I should look into, then. I still have my power.